Symbolic Interactionism Vocabulary

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Social psychology

how self develops in interaction.

Socialization

learning values/norms.

Symbolic meanings

shared meanings of words, actions, gestures.

Social interactions

face-to-face encounters.

Everyday manifestations of inequality

insults, exclusion, stigma in daily life.

Stigma / stigma management

coping with “spoiled identity” (like homelessness, disability).

Meaning making

interpreting and assigning meaning in interaction.

Bottom-up change

small-scale action creating larger shifts.